Time For A Change Toolkit
AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL NOTES
Jane Mathieson
Is currently seconded to the post of Regional Reader Development co-ordinator for North West England from Manchester Libraries and Theatres Department. Jane works for Time To Read, the North West Libraries Reader Development Partnership.
Contact details:
Central Library
St Peter's Square
Manchester
M2 5PD
Tel: 01612364451
Email: nwreader@libraries.manchester.gov.uk
Julie Spencer
Was the regional project co-ordinator for Reading Lifelines and Everybody's Reading. In 2002 she was awarded the TC Farries PR Personal Achievement Award, and received the MBE for services to librarianship. Julie is now Customer Services Manager for Bolton Libraries.
Contact details:
Bolton Central Library
Le Mans Crescent
Bolton
BL1 1SE
Tel: 01204 332276
Email: julie.spencer@bolton.gov.uk
Briony Train
Thanks are also due to Briony Train for help with writing this article. Briony Train is a researcher in the Department of Information Studies at the University of Sheffield.
Contact details:
Email: B.Train@sheffield.ac.uk
Librarians in the North West have pioneered partnership working to encourage new readers into libraries. Time To Read is a partnership of librarians engaged in reader development activity in public library authorities in the North West Region. All 23 public library authorities in the region currently support Time To Read.